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Comedo

Also called Blackhead / whitehead

DermatologyGood to know

A plugged hair follicle filled with sebum and dead cells, presenting as an open comedone (blackhead) or a closed comedone (whitehead).

Korean

면포(블랙헤드)

피지와 각질로 막힌 모낭으로, 개방형은 블랙헤드, 폐쇄형은 화이트헤드로 나타난다.

French

Comédon(Point noir)

Follicule pileux bouché rempli de sébum et de cellules mortes ; les comédons ouverts apparaissent en points noirs, les fermés en points blancs.

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